• Historical dictionary of Confucianism
    Rowman & Littlefield. 2023.
    Historical Dictionary of Confucianism contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on terms, personalities, movements, and texts of the tradition as it has made its trek across East Asia, especially to Korea and Japan.
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    How Daoism Can Be for the World
    Journal of World Philosophies 8 (1). 2023.
    _This essay is a brief story of one comparative philosopher’s journey that led to an understanding of Daoism and how it can serve the world and not simply an indigenous Chinese minority community. __In Daoist contemplative experience, the practitioner does not gain some suprarational knowledge, but he/she is changed by the practices in which he/she engages. The person is remade, becoming like an infant or a newborn (_Daodejing 10, Zhuangzi 22_). The point is not that the experience leads to some…Read more
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    For anyone looking to understand Chinese philosophy, here is the place to start. Introducing this vast and far-reaching tradition, the longest continuous heritage of philosophical reflection in our existence, Ronnie L. Littlejohn tells you everything you need to know about those Chinese thinkers who have made the biggest contributions to the conversation of philosophy. From the Han dynasty to the present, he leads us into the indigenous philosophical traditions of Confucianism, Daoism and the un…Read more
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    The Contemplative Foundations of Classical Daoism by Harold D. Roth
    Philosophy East and West 72 (1): 1-3. 2022.
    In this collection, Harold Roth brings together the pivotal essays representing both the innovation and expertise that have marked his scholarship on Daoism for roughly the last twenty-five years. It is Roth's position that the foundations of classical Daoism rest upon a distinctive set of contemplative practices that he calls "inner training," which can be found in the Neiye, Laozi, and Zhuangzi, but also in a number of other classical texts of mixed traditions, including the Lushi chunqiu 呂氏春秋…Read more
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    Historical Dictionary of Daoism
    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2022.
    Historical Dictionary of Daoism contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on related to the Chinese belief and practice worldview known as Daoism including dozens of Daoist terms, names, and practices.
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    Which Button Do I Push? More Thoughts on Resetting Moral Philosophy in the Western Tradition
    Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 20 (1): 49-67. 2021.
    This article investigates Michael Slote’s call for rebalancing Western moral philosophy by using Chinese philosophy, especially Confucianism, as a form of moral sentimentalism. I agree with the need for a correction of the over reliance on reason in Western moral philosophy, but I reject the rational/sentimental dichotomy and focus on the importance of the will. I make use of the important contribution made by Daoism and the conduct concept of wu-wei 無為. I explain the use of wu-wei in Daoist tex…Read more
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    The concept of dialogue in Chinese philosophy
    with Qingjun Li
    Educational Philosophy and Theory 54 (10): 1523-1530. 2022.
    In this discussion of dialogue within Chinese philosophy we are providing the second in a two part series on the place of dialogue in Chinese educational and intellectual history generally. In our...
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    Laozi
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2016.
    Laozi Laozi is the name of a legendary Daoist philosopher, the alternate title of the early Chinese text better known in the West as the Daodejing, and the moniker of a deity in the pantheon of organized “religious Daoism” that arose during the later Han dynasty. Laozi is … Continue reading Laozi →
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    Daoist Philosophy
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2016.
    Daoist Philosophy Along with Confucianism, “Daoism” is one of the two great indigenous philosophical traditions of China. As an English term, Daoism corresponds to both Daojia, an early Han dynasty term which describes so-called “philosophical” texts and thinkers such as Laozi and … Continue reading Daoist Philosophy →
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    Decentered Classrooms
    with Mike Awalt
    The Paideia Archive: Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy 43 83-88. 1998.
    This presentation explains how problem-based learning and the World Wide Web may be used in collaboration to shift student learning experiences in dramatic ways and to encounter the tasks and concerns of philosophy. We will provide a guided tour of the web site and the problems used in the course, and will describe how these pedagogical strategies may be used to complement traditional classroom venues without making a commitment to offering a course completely on-line for distance learning scena…Read more
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    Chinese and Western philosophy in dialogue
    with Qingjun Li
    Educational Philosophy and Theory 53 (1): 10-20. 2021.
    We are pleased to provide two explorations on the topic of dialogue in Chinese philosophy. In this paper, we consider the educational and theoretical dialogues in China resulting from the encounter...
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    Referring and Reporting: The Use of Selfing Language in the Zhuangzi
    Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 17 (4): 547-558. 2018.
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    Henry Rosemont, Jr: Logician and Lotus-Eater
    Comparative Philosophy 9 (1). 2018.
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    Polishing the Chinese Mirror: Essays in Honor of Henry Rosemont, Jr (edited book)
    Global Scholarly Publications. 2008.
    Edited by Marthe Chandler and Ronnie Littlejohn, this work is a collection of expository and critical essays on the work of Henry Rosemont, Jr., a prominent and influential contemporary philosopher, activist, translator, and educator in the field of Asian and Comparative Philosophy. The essays in this collection take up three major themes in Rosemont's work: his work in Chinese linguistics, his contribution to the theory of human rights, and his interest in East Asian religion. Contributions inc…Read more
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    The Environmental Ethics of Fan Ruiping’s Revisionist Confucianism
    Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 13 (3): 403-406. 2014.
    Fan Ruiping is engaged in a wide-ranging project to reconstruct Confucianism for the contemporary period. It includes his sustained attack on John Rawls’ theory of distributive justice, various Chinese policies and practices on the delivery of health and elder care, and global business ethics. This paper describes his revised Confucian understanding of environmental morality under the metaphor of nature as garden and man as gardener. I argue the current state of this effort is in need of a more …Read more
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    Daoist philosophy
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2003.
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    In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:Rationality and Religious Experience: The Continuing Relevance of the World's Spiritual TraditionsRonnie LittlejohnRationality and Religious Experience: The Continuing Relevance of the World's Spiritual Traditions. By Henry Rosemont, Jr.Chicago: Open Court, 2001. Pp. vii + 106.In April 2000, Henry Rosemont delivered the first Hsuan Hua Memorial Lecture at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley. The following year, this …Read more
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    Comparative philosophy
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2005.
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    Experimental Essays on Zhuangzi is a classic in the field. Originally published in 1983, this edition makes it available again in an expanded version, with four additional contributions, and in an updated format, with pinyin transcription, Chinese characters embedded in the text, and reference-style notes. The work is a well-respected textbook and essential reader in Daoist thought. It continues to constitute an essential contribution to the study of Daoism and Chinese philosophy. Show More Show…Read more
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    Wang bi
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2005.
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    For Heaven’s Sake: Tian in Daoist Religious Thought
    European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 8 (1): 163--186. 2016.
    This essay is an overview of the role of Heaven in Daoist religious thought prior to the Tang Dynasty. Lao-Zhuang teachings portray Heaven as helper of the perfected person, who has parted with the human and thereby evinces a heavenly light. The Huainanzi compares possessing Heaven’s Heart to leaning on an unbudgeable pillar and drawing on an inexhaustible storehouse, enabling one to shed mere humanity as a snake discards its skin. The Heguanzi homologizes Heaven and Taiyi and by the Six Dynasti…Read more
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    Chinese Philosophy: Overview of Topics If Chinese philosophy may be said to have begun around 2000 B.C.E., then it represents the longest continuous heritage of philosophical reflection. Trying to mention each philosopher or every significant thinker is not possible. This article is highly selective by choosing philosophers according to two basic principles: Those who … Continue reading Chinese Philosophy: Overview of Topics →.
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    Confucianism: An Introduction
    I.B. Tauris. 2010.
    "China has 'arrived,' and Ronnie Littlejohn helps us know this antique culture better. In his entirely accessible introduction, Littlejohn has done the academy the timely service of resourcing the best contemporary research in sinology to tell the compelling story of a living Confucianism as it has meandered through the dynasties to flow down to our present time." -- Roger T. Ames, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawai’i "Although basically intended as an introductory text for undergradu…Read more
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    Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli
    Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2006.
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    Review of Taoism: The Enduring Tradition by Russell Kirkland (review)
    Philosophy East and West 57 (3): 389-392. 2007.
  • Korean Shamanism: The Cultural Paradox
    Journal of Church and State 47. 2005.